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Legal Terms - Detention and Training Order (DTO)
A correctional penalty applicable to individuals aged 12 to under 17.
The offense must be one that would warrant imprisonment if perpetrated by an adult. The lowest detention duration under the order is four months, while the maximum duration is two years. Typically, one half of the sentence is served in imprisonment, while the other half is served in the community under the oversight of a probation officer or another accountable individual. DTOs supplanted secure training orders (for ages 12–14) and incarceration in a young offender institution (for ages 15–17) in 2000.
A correctional penalty applicable to individuals aged 12 to under 17.
The offense must be one that would warrant imprisonment if perpetrated by an adult. The lowest detention duration under the order is four months, while the maximum duration is two years. Typically, one half of the sentence is served in imprisonment, while the other half is served in the community under the oversight of a probation officer or another accountable individual. DTOs supplanted secure training orders (for ages 12–14) and incarceration in a young offender institution (for ages 15–17) in 2000.
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